MK45 2WY

Ampthill · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 2UT 20 m
MK45 2UR 37 m
MK45 2US 49 m
MK45 2AH 71 m
MK45 2AF 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2
Latitude
52.027089
Longitude
-0.428242
British National Grid easting
507,932
British National Grid northing
237,684

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Ampthill · E05014394
Parish or community
E04012809
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087980
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008C · E01017419
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008 · E02003606

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  2. Maulden Lower School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Esland Bedford School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
87
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 13
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK45 2 residents
12,287

Age bands in MK45 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,164 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,330 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,774 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

3,655 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,365 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.4 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, 57 OLIVER STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2SB

    ODS code E81002

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Pine View Park

    BCT · Maulden

    0.0 miles
  • Pine View Park

    BCT · Maulden

    0.1 miles
  • The Flying Horse

    BCT · Clophill

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Clophill

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Clophill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 008C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,056 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

87 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.